From a simple walk around the general enclosure of the circuit to the setting up camp in reception areas throughout the week: ticketing for the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans offers race fans tickets to match their desires and pockets.

The simple option provides access to the general enclosure of the circuit: including Mulsanne and Arnage, funfair, Village ... These tickets are available either for a day of testing, for the weekend of racing, or just for the Sunday of the race.

Reserved from the morning of the race to the finish, the seats in the grandstands let you watch the racing from the most strategic and photogenic locations on the circuit. The grandstands are named after famous drivers such as Woolf Barnato (first triple winner in the 24 Hours 1928-29-30), Robert Benoist, Jean-Pierre Wimille, Raymond Sommer (three of the best French pre WW2 drivers with five wins at Le Mans between the three of them), or Luigi Chinetti (triple winner, who had his first victory in La Sarthe for Ferrari in 1949) and the late Bob Wollek, emblematic driver of the 80s and 90s.

Reception areas inside the circuit can accommodate caravans, motor homes ... or just a tent.

When installed, all that remains to be done by race fans is to follow the fortunes of the 56 competitors over 24 hours of racing!

The 80th 24 hours of Le Mans will be on 16th and 17th June 2012. Click here for ticket information, and here for the entry lists of the Le Mans 24 hours and FIA World Endurance Championship. Click here for the official 80th anniversary video, and here for the TV commercial for the 24 Hours 2012.

Jean-Philippe Doret

Photo : CIRCUIT DES 24 HEURES (LE MANS, SARTHE), LE MANS 24 HOURS, PODIUM, 12 JUNE 2011. The popular success of 24 Hours is evident at the finish, when spectators flood onto the pit straight to salute the winners on the podium.